Sometimes, you create something, and it's perfect out of the gate. Enter the Bruce Kilgore-designed Nike Air Force 1 Shoes aka Uptowns, Forces, White-on-Whites, Flavs, Air Force Ones, or AF1s. Released in 1982, they were the first Nike basketball shoes to use Nike Air technology. They've become the icon of casual, clean-cut, and customizable sneakers. It's no wonder Air Force One shoes are as popular today as they were in 1982.